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The body-shaming accounts were removed on Friday (Picture: Facebook/Project Harpoon)

Facebook and Instagram have finally listened to the public’s outrage and taken down the main accounts for Project Harpoon, the movement which sees sh*tty people on the internet photoshopping women to make them thinner.

If you try to access the Project Harpoon Facebook page, you’ll be greeted by a message that reads: ‘sorry, this content isn’t available right now’.

(Picture: Facebook/Project Harpoon)

The same thing happens when you head to the project_harpoon Instagram account.

Facebook hasn’t yet released any statement to clarify if the account’s deletion will be permanent.

But Instagram confirm that they removed the account for violating their policy on bullying.

(Picture: Facebook/Project Harpoon

While we’re glad to see the accounts go, the trend hasn’t disappeared with them. A quick search of the project’s accompanying hashtag, #thinnerbeauty, still brings up over 600 images, all sharing the same body-shaming messages.

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Here’s hoping Instagram will hurry up and block the tag soon, so we can be a step closer to ridding the internet of fat-shaming knobs.